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FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting and changes to the board

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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting and changes to the board

FIRSTRAND LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1966/010753/06)
JSE ordinary share code: FSR ISIN: ZAE000066304
JSE B preference share code: FSRP ISIN: ZAE000060141
NSX ordinary share code: FST
(FirstRand)

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CHANGES TO THE BOARD

At the 21st (twenty first) annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of FirstRand Limited held on Thursday, 30 November 2017 all the ordinary and
special resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by the requisite majority of votes. In this regard, FirstRand Limited confirms the voting statistics
from the AGM as follows:

Total number of shares that can be exercised at the meeting                      100%     5 503 651 822 *
Total number of shares present/represented including proxies at the meeting       84%     4 635 567 981
Total number of members present in person                                                             7

                                             
                                           Votes carried disclosed as a     
                                           percentage in relation to the total                             Shares voted          Shares abstained
                                           number of shares voted at the                                   disclosed as a        disclosed as a
                                           meeting                                                         percentage in         percentage in
                                                                                    Number of shares       relation to the       relation to the
                                           For                  Against             voted                  total issued share    total issued share
Resolutions                                                                                                capital**             capital**

Ordinary resolution number 1.1: Re-        81.74%               18.26%              4 632 963 117          82.59%                0.05%
election of directors by way of separate
resolution: PM Goss

Ordinary resolution number 1.2: Re-        86.50%               13.50%              4 632 378 117          82.58%                0.06%
election of directors by way of separate
resolution: PK Harris

Ordinary resolution number 1.3: Re-        96.89%               3.11%               4 632 865 199          82.59%                0.05%
election of directors by way of separate
resolution: RM Loubser

Ordinary resolution number 1.4: Re-        96.88%               3.12%               4 632 963 117          82.59%                0.05%
election of directors by way of separate
resolution: AT Nzimande

Ordinary resolution number 1.5:            94.20%               5.80%               4 632 375 915          82.58%                0.06%
Vacancies filled by the directors during
the year: TS Mashego

Ordinary resolution number 1.6:            88.90%               11.10%              4 632 375 915          82.58%                0.06%
Vacancies filled by the directors during
the year: HL Bosman

Ordinary resolution number 2.1:            99.92%               0.08%               4 632 868 324          82.59%                0.05%
Appointment of auditor: Deloitte &
Touche

Ordinary resolution number 2.2:            99.65%               0.35%               4 632 866 122          82.59%                0.05%
Appointment of auditor:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

Advisory endorsement of remuneration       80.68%               19.32%              4 627 901 656          82.50%                0.14%
policy
Advisory endorsement of remuneration       81.26%               18.74%              4 627 900 266          82.50%                0.14%
implementation report

Ordinary resolution number 3: General      98.83%               1.17%               4 632 963 135          82.59%                0.05%
authority to issue authorised but
unissued ordinary shares for regulatory
capital reasons

Ordinary resolution number 4: General      96.44%               3.56%               4 632 961 208          82.59%                0.05%
authority to issue authorised but
unissued ordinary shares for cash

Ordinary resolution number 5: Signing      100.00%              0.00%               4 632 964 004          82.59%                0.05%
authority

Special resolution number 1: General       99.35%               0.65%               4 631 751 013          82.57%                0.07%
authority to repurchase ordinary shares

Special resolution number 2.1: Financial   87.16%               12.84%              4 622 213 762          82.40%                0.24%
assistance to directors and prescribed
officers as employee share scheme
beneficiaries

Special resolution number 2.2: Financial   99.78%               0.22%               4 632 963 000          82.59%                0.05%
assistance to related and interrelated
entities

Special resolution number 3:               98.07%               1.93%               4 631 883 504          82.57%                0.07%
Remuneration of non-executive
directors with effect from 1 December
2017


*    Total number of shares that can be exercised at the meeting is 5 503 651 822 (the number excludes the shares held by FirstRand employee share trusts,
     whose votes are not taken into account in terms of the JSE Listing Requirements)
**   Total issued capital is 5 609 488 001

Shareholders are further advised that Benedict James van der Ross and Jan Hendrik van Greuning retired from the boards of directors (the boards) of FirstRand
Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited at the conclusion of each company's AGM. The Boards wish to express their appreciation for the valuable contribution that
they have made to the boards during their time with FirstRand Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited and wishes them well in their future endeavours.


Sandton
1 December 2017

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (a Division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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